{"product_id":"man-hating-psycho-iphgenia-baal-9781965028001","title":"Man Hating Psycho: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNine darkly funny stories about the humiliations of our screen-thirsty, socially frayed era by one of the UK's most audacious writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMan Hating Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e, Iphgenia Baal captures the humor, absurdism, and surreality of online encounters, demonstrating how the indifferent depravity that rules the internet has spilled over into our everyday, face-to-face interactions. In these stories, set among the uncertainty of post-Brexit London, young people stage rooftop confessions, DIY group shows, and bowling-alley brawls, and fumble toward a muddled sense of racial and class identity and sexual politics in a world growing increasingly unfamiliar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Pain in the Neck,\" a woman's misguided act of generosity toward an old friend leads to one of the worst nights of her life. A group of teenagers in \"Pro Life\" disintegrates over a shocking secret that proves their inability to see one another clearly. And in \"Crazy Menu,\" a dissolute stag party at a Ukrainian strip club unravels into a hilarious spectacle of excess. Provocative, irreverent, and startlingly original, this collection cements Baal as one of the most resolute and daring voices in contemporary literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iphgenia Baal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1965028004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965028001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hagfish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Iphgenia Baal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881164099839,"sku":"9781965028001","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21ea4816-3a58-435d-a4e6-9ffe570f2d5a.jpg?v=1747970869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/man-hating-psycho-iphgenia-baal-9781965028001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}